{"id":"F2008L04281","name":"Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 - 2008/09 SBT Australian National Catch Allocation Determination","slug":"southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-management-plan-1995-2008-09-sbt-australian-national-catch-allocation-","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":76284,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L04281-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 - 2008/09 SBT Australian National Catch Allocation Determination","content":"FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1991\n\nSOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN 1995\n\n2008/09 SBT AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL CATCH ALLOCATION DETERMINATION\n\nThe Australian Fisheries Management Authority makes the following determination under subclause 17(2) of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995.\n\nDated 29 October 2008\n\nCommon seal of the\n\nAustralian Fisheries\n\nManagement Authority\n\n\\_\\_Peter Witheridge\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\\_\n\nCitation\n\n1. This determination may be cited as the 2008\\-09 SBT Australian National Catch Allocation Determination.\n\nCommencement\n\n2. This determination commences on the day after its registration in the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\nInterpretation\n\n3. A term used in this determination that is defined for the purposes of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995 has the same meaning in this determination as it has in that Plan.\n\n\\[Notes: 1. Terms defined in the Fisheries Management Act 1991 have the same meanings in this determination.\n\n2. Terms defined in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan include \"Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery”.\\]\n\nDetermination of Australia’s national catch allocation\n\n4. Australia’s national catch allocation for the season in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery which will commence on 1 December 2008 and which will end on 30 November 2009 is 5,265,000 kilograms.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1554},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine annual administrative determination made under the existing Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery Management Plan 1995. It performs the exact function contemplated by the parent legislation—setting the national catch allocation for a specific fishing season—without expanding beyond or altering the original legislative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections total","Single substantive provision (section 4) containing only a fixed number and date range","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","No calculations or variable factors—just one static figure (5,265,000 kg)","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Act and Management Plan for standard definitions)"],"plain_english_summary":"This legal instrument sets the **total amount of Southern Bluefin Tuna that Australia is permitted to catch during the 2008/09 fishing season**.\n\nThe Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) has fixed the national catch allocation at **5,265,000 kilograms** (about 5,265 tonnes) for the season running from 1 December 2008 to 30 November 2009.\n\n**What this means:**\n* This number acts as a national quota (total limit) for all Australian fishers combined\n* It helps prevent overfishing of Southern Bluefin Tuna, which is a protected species under international conservation agreements\n* Individual fishers or fishing companies will receive portions of this total allocation, but this document only sets the overall national cap\n* The limit is legally binding—catching more than this total amount would breach Australia's fisheries management laws"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-management-plan-1995-2008-09-sbt-australian-national-catch-allocation-","history":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-management-plan-1995-2008-09-sbt-australian-national-catch-allocation-/history","analysis":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-management-plan-1995-2008-09-sbt-australian-national-catch-allocation-/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-management-plan-1995-2008-09-sbt-australian-national-catch-allocation-/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-management-plan-1995-2008-09-sbt-australian-national-catch-allocation-/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/southern-bluefin-tuna-fishery-management-plan-1995-2008-09-sbt-australian-national-catch-allocation-/documents"}}